Welcome Open Doubles League Members,
THANK
YOU to all of the returning League members, and welcome to those who are joining
us for the first time. We have 59 teams.
LEAGUE
INFORMATION
·
All league information can be found on the league’s website
at https://dvdoubles.itscurling.com
·
Series 1 starts: All
Divisions Tuesday – October 20th, Wednesday – October 21th,
Thursday – October 12th.
·
The schedules for October 20/21 /22 are posted on the website
and can be found for each draw under the “Division Schedule” tab. Game 1
was determined by a computer-generated random draw. The up and down
movement in the ladder is based on wins/losses.
·
Series 1 ends December 15th, 16th, 17th. Series 2 starts on Tuesday, January 5th, Wednesday 6th, and Thursday 7th. As with Series 1, game one for Series 2 will be randomly generated by the
computer.
·
For Series 1 and 2, you always play at your assigned day and
time.
·
All teams will be charged a League fee: $25/curler – ($50 a
team). This fee is used for prizes at Doublesmania and is not refunded if you do
not play in the bonspiel.
·
For our new Doubles Teams: A year-end bonspiel to crown Dundas
Valley’s Doubles Champion (aptly called Doublesmania VI) will start in late
March and end on the weekend of April 3,4 2027. Only during the Doublesmania VI playdown you
will/may play on different days and times; however, most of the games are played
on the final weekend.
HOW
THE LEAGUE WORKS
·
General information on how the league was/is structured can be
found under the “Instruction” tab. It is basically a ladder/title league. The
first event (main bout) game in each division vie for the “Championship Belt,”
where the winners will bask in glory for one week with their winning pictures
displayed in the following week’s schedule. It is also added to the “Hall
of Fame” tab, where it will reside forever J.
SPARES
and FORFEITING GAMES
·
There are no make-up games. If one or two of you cannot make
your game, please FIND A SPARE(S). There are NO restrictions on who can spare
other than they have to be a Dundas Valley curling member. A
recommendation is to find league members who play at other times.
·
I will not find spares for you.
·
If you are unable to find spares – it is your responsibility to
let your opponents know first (as well as me). Your opponents will be rewarded the win and
move up the ladder.
·
The contact information for most Curlers is available on Member
Central.
RULES
OF DOUBLES CURLING
Also
found under the “Instruction” tab are the rules of doubles curling, basically
taken from Curling Canada with the following modification:
·
It is an “Open” Doubles league as opposed to Mixed Doubles, so
any combination rules
·
We have a time limit. The clock will be set for 1h10m, and
when the buzzer sounds: you finish the end you are in. DO NOT start another end: the game is
over.
·
The only exception is: if the game is tied – Ties will be
broken by a “Draw to the Button.” A player from each team will throw
one rock with sweeping by the delivering team only. The closest to the
button wins. Note that the winning rock must touch the rings. If
still tied, the players who did not throw the first tiebreaking rock must throw
the second one. If still tied - flip a coin.
THE
FIVE ROCK RULE IN DOUBLES PLAY
One of
the FAQ for Doubles is the 5-rock rule. It’s a little confusing, so I will try
to simplify.
In
essence,
NO
ROCK(S) IN PLAY (WHETHER INSIDE OR OUTSIDE OF THE RINGS) CAN BE HIT OUT OF PLAY
until there are 5 rocks in play (2 pre-positioned + 3 delivered rocks (team A
– two rocks, team B – one rock) = 5)
If any
of the three delivered rocks are not in play (i.e. hogged or through the house), they still count towards the 5 rocks)
If a
rock is hit out of play before the 5th rock is thrown – the hit rock
(and any others) will be placed back to their position, and the thrown rock will
be removed from play.
Rocks
in play before the fifth rock CAN be moved around as long as they stay “in
the playing field”
Looking
forward to seeing everyone.
Good
curling,
Betty
Posted on 2026-10-13